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Katherine Tyler's cross-country train trip comes to an abrupt halt when a band of brigands kidnaps her for ransom. Outraged, Katherine's father calls in the Texas Rangers, seeking the speedy return of his daughter and justice for the outlaws who took her. — There's only one man who knows the bend of south Texas well enough to trail the bandits, a... more »nd Tate Castle jumps into action. Freeing Katherine, the rugged cowboy spirits her away to his remote ranch. There, they lie low and share a bond of friendship that quickly blossoms into a full-blown attraction. But their time for passion is cut short when the kidnappers track them down. To save the ranch, Tate and Katherine will have to risk their very lives. Will they also risk their hearts to embrace a future that Katherine never could have imagined back on the train from Marietta?« less

In 1933 Katherine Tyler heads from her home in New York to work for her uncle as a nurse in a San Francisco hospital. However, her father's business partner William has his nephew Eddy Jacobs, boyfriend to Kate's sister Susan, abetted by two thugs (Hayden and Squirrelly) kidnap her in West Texas during a train stop. William plans to use her as a pawn to extort money and other valuables from her affluent dad John.

Kate's desperate father ignores the warnings of bringing in the law; he contacts the Texas Rangers. In turn craggy rancher Tate Castle searches for and rescues Kate. Tate is shocked by his attraction to the seemingly frail city girl; she reciprocates his deep feelings. As they flee together she proves stronger than she looks, but his handicapped daughter Emily rejects her father finding a new love; even if Katherine is willing to give up everything for a ranch life in Texas.